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[Stayin’ Alive]: No! More! Swabs! The Better Way to STD Test
Men, ever been swabbed for STDs? That medieval practice is disappearing as more places in Shanghai now offer non-invasive urine testing. Read more...
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Goodbye Gucci Restaurant, The World Was Never Meant for Anyone as Beautiful As You
The world's first and only official Gucci restaurant — 1921 Gucci — has closed. Their IAPM venue is shuttered and a sign on the front ominously reads: "under internal adjustment". Which usually means they're adjusting all the stuff in the restaurant... Read more...
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ShanghaiPRIDE Returns for Its 10th Year June 8 to June 18
Just what it says in the title: Shanghai's favorite festival of love, ShanghaiPRIDE returns to venues around town for June 8 to June 18. They're celebrating 10 years of raising awareness and promoting tolerance with community events, sports, shows, film screenings, music, parties, and more, more, more. They're spreading the... Read more...
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Michelin Starred Chef Nicolas Boutin Hosting a (Comparatively) Thrifty Meal at Calypso
If you're looking for a good deal on a world class meal, check out this French cuisine special from Calypso in Jing'an Shangri-La and Michelin-accredited chef Nicolas Boutin. From March 22 to March 24, a three-course lunch is 238rmb and a five-course dinner is 488rmb. Options to tag on wine pairing on top of those prices.... Read more...
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Call for Art(ists): Basement6 Is Hosting an Improv Bring Your Own Art Show
This looks like a good and worthy one for local artists and supporters thereof. Scrappy Shanghai art collective Basement6 is currently sourcing artists to be involved in a "Bring Your Own Art" party this Saturday at their Pingwu Lu events space. The improv art and performance exhibition recalls the one they hosted when they... Read more...
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Last Minute Course Correction: BottlesXO Party Is at Bar Centrale Now
Hey winos, last minute logistics switch on the big BottlesXO party on Saturday evening . There was a snafu with the original venue URBN , so they're picking up their gin boxes and are moving around the corner and down the street to Yanping Lu Italo fav'
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Last Minute Chi Fan for Charity Seats: Highline, Lychee, and More
Shanghai's fav' yearly dinner-social-charity event Chi Fan for Charity is this Saturday night and there's still time to get in on all the feelgood drinking and dining with individual seats open at the following participating restaurants: Highline ,
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M Literary Residency Now Accepting Applicaitons
Aspiring writers, literary dynamos, worldly bookish types, here's a great opportunity to sustain your craft on The Bund for six to eight weeks: the M Literary Residency program is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 season. Read more...
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Shanghai Can Eat Again: The 2018 Michelin Guide Is Out
If you've been wandering around the city like a zombie, starving, slamming your head into walls, delirious with starvation, unable to find a mall restaurant that can serve you world-class food, the Michelin Guide 2018 edition was released yesterday and can help with a few recommendations. Some... Read more...
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Free Booze Alert: Tippler APP Rooftop Party on Saturday
Because we care about you and want you to drink nice (free) things, here's some special attention to this one. The Tippler APP -- the one that delivers booze to your face 24 hours a day in under one hour, a laudable undertaking indeed -- is celebrating themselves with a
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Get It While You Can: The Mansion Is Closing for Renovations After This Weekend
After a few months of hinting at it, popular youth outreach recreation center The Mansion is closing after this weekend to undergo renovations. Speaking with one of the managers of the venue Tommy Hendriks (I like to think of him as the "
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Kerry Beer Fest Postponed Until July
Title says it all, kids. The Kerry Hotel BREW Beer Fest that was originally slated for this weekend has been postponed until July 29 and July 30, "due to unstable weather forecast". As always, people plan lovely things during the summer in this city but Shanghai plans otherwise. The weather forecast does indeed look grim this... Read more...
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The Yang Jing Bang Pop-Up Returns This Weekend, Sounds Like It's Going to Taste Good
After well-received and mostly sold out seatings at a slew of restaurants in 2016 -- Egg , Pirata , The Grumpy Pig , Commune... Read more...
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You Really, Really Should Go to Suzhou with Chris St. Cavish to Try these Amazing Noodles
Hello, enthusiasts of putting delicious things in your faces. SmartShanghai's favorite food novelist Chris St. Cavish loves these Suzhou noodles so much , he's leading tours out to the scenic city for Shanghai residents to see and taste for themselves .... Read more...
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Next Shows: Tickets Now Available to Crystal Castles, Clean Bandit, Christopher
Title says it all kids. SmartTicket is now hawt selling tickets to the following upcoming electronic-ish, pop-ish shows: Crystal Castles , Clean Bandit , and Christopher. Details on those after the jump. Re: Crystal Castles. We've only got very limited... Read more...
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The Shanghai Go-Karting Guide 2017
The essential guide to karting in Shanghai, with videos and details on all the tracks. Updated for the new year. Read more...
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SmSh Is On Break for the Holidays
Zaijian, Year of the Monkey; SmartShanghai.com is powering down for the holidays, which means our ticketing platform, editorial content, classifieds listings, and various other odds and ends are taking a break for a little while. We'll try to check in often enough to keep the events listings posted, but as of this writing, everything submitted has been uploaded.
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W Hotel Shanghai Is Hiring Today and Tomorrow for All Positions
Are you confident? Bold? Charming? Good at being yourself? One of Shanghai's more anticipated hotel openings of 2017 is W Hotel , opening a location on The Bund. Gearing up to that, the international hospitality brand is hosting a two-day jobs fair filling... Read more...
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KVLT of Personality: New Vid from Osheyack, Choker by Adam Dupre
Chaotic Neutral / Lawful Evil Shanghai dance music label SVBKVLT is making some moves this weekend with tonight’s release party for local techno agitator Osheyack’s latest record out now on the label. Anticipating the event, Osheyack released
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[The List]: Coworking Spaces
From the basic to the deluxe, here's the ultimate guide to temporary workspaces in Shanghai. Read more...
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